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Topic: 1/32 Round Ball Barb Miss Fire! (Read 2977 times)

Hi folks, wondering if you'd be able to help me solve this issue... When I shoot the Round Ball Jig Mold, it shoots all the way through almost NEVER. I'd be lucky to get them with collars but there will still be part of the hook exposed.

I preheat the mold up top when the pot is heating, I also pour lead into the mold without hooks 2x to make sure the mold is HOT! I run the lead pot @ Max as well.

You need to pre warm your hooks.Hot lead meets cold hook and it solidifies instantly.Also drop out sprayed in the mold will help some with that also.Those two things will fix your problem.Also no need to run your pot at max.Once it's melted turn itvdown a bit.

You need to pre warm your hooks.Hot lead meets cold hook and it solidifies instantly.Also drop out sprayed in the mold will help some with that also.Those two things will fix your problem.Also no need to run your pot at max.Once it's melted turn itvdown a bit.

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Thank you. What's the best way to preheat the hooks? That makes sense... What do you mean 'drop out spray'

You have a problem besides temperature. Lay the hook in the mold and see where it is positioned in the collar area. My guess is you are a little too big on hook size and that the front of the hook is either touching the area with the barb or it is super close. I say this because normally when that happens the collar itself will stop right where the hook is touching or close, but it looks as if you are getting the full length without the barb front so you are probably hot enough. Just to see if that could be the problem drop down 1 size in hook and pour again and if you get a complete pour then you know what the issue is.

Are you using pure soft lead ? I used to have issues like that when I first started pouring jigs. I was using wheel weights or scrap lead that must have had some alloys added to it.

Agree with smalljaw. Try the next size smaller hook and see what happens.

For the 1/32 oz mold i'm using the size 6 hooks as recommended. Any smaller is just too small. The hooks i'm using are the Matzuo 9014 Sicke hooks if that helps at all. I'll try preheating the hooks. That's definitely something I HAVENT been done. Thanks for all the tips guys, awesome!

Funny you mentioned the 1/32 oz head. I just poured a handful of the 1/32 oz collarless heads using size 6 Matzuos about an hour ago. That's kind of comparing apples to oranges as far as jig style goes but I had zero issues with the cavities filling out.

What kind of lead are you using ?

I use pure soft lead and set my lead pot on 7 for all the jigs and sinkers I pour. Another thought here. Maybe you need to let your lead get hotter ? Maybe let your pot sit for 10-15 minutes once the lead melts. That way you can be sure your lead has reached the max temp you want to work with. I know my jigs sometimes don't fill out all the way when I get in a hurry and start pouring before my lead gets to the temp I want.